MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134640037
Author: LAUDON
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 5RQ

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Rapid Application Development (RAD):

  • RAD is the development process of a system in a short span of time by utilising the method of prototyping, fourth generation users, along with the coordinated work between specialists and users.
  • It allows creation of graphical user interfaces and other software in a short period of time by automating the code generation process and because of its iterative method.

Agile Development:

  • It is a methodology followed in software development, wherein a large project is broken down and performed as a collection of sub projects.
  • And each sub project is assigned a team for its project development phase, analysis of the requirements, coding phase and testing phase, and so on...

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Components Based Development:

  • They are projects to enhance the speed of software development. Components based development, grouping of objects into software component suites is done.
  • These components are then combined to create a large-scale application. In the new age information systems, components are kept available in cloud services for easy deployment.
  • Examples of such systems include shopping carts, user authentications, search engines, online catalogues, where assembling and integration of software components is done...

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Features of Mobile Application Development:

  • The growth of smartphone industry and the escalation of its users has made companies understand the importance of mobile application development for improving their business values.
  • New generation are shifting from personal computer towards increased usage of mobile phones.
  • Developing mobile applications tend to have their unique challenges and risks, and companies cannot develop them in a short period of time.
  • For example, the regular version of a web site should be scaled down to fit the small size of a mobile screen
  • Also, mobile sites need to be touch friendly for users.
  • The numbers of features in website needs to be reduced for mobile sites, as they cannot perform all tasks. Mobile sites need to be optimised to perform specific tasks only...

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